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Let each one of us make it a practice to please (make happy) his neighbour for his good for his true welfare, to edify him [to strengthen him and build him up spiritually].Rom 15:2 (Amplified Bible)

Wednesday, 23 January 2013

Little foxes 1: Lies vs Truths

Hi Christoggers!

I love ceremonies - at least,
those have some significance. Although I am not an American, I
enjoyed watching the inaugural ceremony of President Obama for his
second term in office.

There was a statement he made
with reference to the pledge he took in which he emphasized that his oath was
not to party, (his political party) but to God
and country. This basically meant that his duties were not
to please 'man' but to please God. This got me
thinking because earlier on in the day, I had a discussion with one
of my sisters about being obedient to God. Dis-obedience is simply
disobeying even when we try and colour it. For example, I'm sure
you've heard of a 'white' lie
being told. I never knew there was a variety of colours available to
choose from! It's the same with'half-truths'.
What, the truth has different measurements? According to whose
yardstick?

The point is this: we sometimes
disobey God because the fear of man seems to pose a bigger threat to
us. We cannot see God in the physical and therefore think it's okay
for now - we'll repent later! No! When we consciously commit
sin, we express our disregard for God. Would you drive through a red
traffic light? I hope not. Our regard or respect for the law of the
land may be due to fear of the repercautions if we go against them
but that's not the reason these laws were put into place. In the same
way, our respect and obedience to God should not be based on fear nor the favour we desire from him but on love.

Yes, loving
God is obeying him but at what cost? The answer is
simple though not always easy - at all
cost! Do Ichoose
to tell the truth and risk losing my job when I tell
my boss that I overslept and therefore got to work two hours late or
do I make up a story... Do I show
integrity by not being a false witness or do I seek
group approval and join others in the tale of the twisted truth? Do I
tell the police officer that I did see and go through a red
light or claim it was on amber as I drove through?

If we believe that God is
omnipresent, then guess what - he is there when we decide to telllittle white, red or blue lies
as well ashalf-truths,
quarter truths and so on. God does not give us pat on
the back because we really tried hard though we could only manage a half-truth!
I find it interesting that even in the court of law, a witness is
sworn in and has to declare totell
the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth!
One would have imagined that'to
tell the truth' was all that was needed. This is a
reflection of how we, as human beings think.

As the love of God is so pure, so
is his character. This is the character we must try very hard to take
on and reflect. The world sees God through you and I and what they
see is what they believe our God is like. Let's honour God by
reflecting his true character. There is ONLY one truth and
that is what we speak. Little lies and half-truths are foundations for the Devil to build on and these are certainly not for us! We build our lives on truth because it never changes through the ages. Psalm 15:1-2 gives us a good reason for abiding in truth:

He who walks and lives uprightly and blamelessly, who works rightness and justice and speaks and thinks the truth in his heart... (Amplified Bible)

.............................................................................................................................PRAYER: Dear Lord, please help me to realise that you are truth and all who abide in you must also be truthful, in Jesus' name, Amen..........................................................................................(P.S. If this article has blessed you, do share it with someone.)

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